Honey Cake

Honey Cake

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup Plain flour

1/2 cup Butter

1/4th cup Oil

3/4 cup Sugar powder

1 1/2 tsp Baking powder

1/4 tsp Salt

1/4 cup Milk

1 1/2 tb sp. Vanilla essence

3 Eggs

For Honey syrup
1/4 cup of water
4tb sp.of honey
2 tsp. of rose water
Mix together to make the syrup

For topping
4 tsp mixed fruit jam mixed in 1 tbsp of water and warmed in microwave for 30 seconds.
4 tbsp desiccated coconut.

Method
Sieve together flour, salt and baking powder 2 times.
Cream the butter and oil for few minute.
Add sugar powder and beat
Add eggs one by one and beat.
Add vanilla essence and milk and beat a little.
Add dry ingredients slowly and mix with the help of spatula.
Bake in a rectangular baking dish at 350 F for 35 min.
TEST: Check with knife/toothpick to see if it is done (knife/toothpick comes out clean if done)

Remove the cake, and place on a wire rack and when its still warm.

Prick the back side of the cake with skewer and slowly drizzle the honey mixture on top. It will absorbed by the warm cake.
Cool completely. Flip it and on the top side of the cake spread the mixed fruit jam mixture. Sprinkle the desiccated coconut on it.

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